Mark Begich

Mark Begich (30 March 1962-) was a US Senator from Alaska (D) from 3 January 2009 to 3 January 2015, succeeding Ted Stevens and preceding Dan Sullivan.

Biography
Mark Begich was born in Anchorage, Alaska in 1962, the son of representative Nick Begich Sr.. He was elected to the Anchorage Assembly at the age of 26, and he served as Mayor of Anchorage from 2003 to 2009. He went on to narrowly defeat longtime Republican incumbent US Senator Ted Stevens in 2008, and he generally supported liberal causes, although he supported offshore oil drilling and the US alliance with Israel. In 2014, he lost re-election to Republican state attorney gteneral Dan Sullivan, and he also lost the 2018 gubernatorial election.